Help with Tweed

**CaptainPanda** · 25th October 22, 07:41 AM

Hello everyone,
I’m looking for suggestions for a jacket/waistcoat combo for our family tartan that would pair well. Back story, I’m color blind so this isn't exactly my strongest area. I’m open to most any tweed, and I usually wear claret hose with brown shoes but I’m open to suggestions on that as well. This is my favorite day sporran in the photo and the most worn.

Thanks in advance for any help!!

**jhockin** · 25th October 22, 08:24 AM

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**EagleJCS** · 25th October 22, 09:13 AM

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As far as what tweed to wear with this tartan, I think probably either a green or blue tweed would go well. If you're wearing claret hose, perhaps a brown/rust-based tweed would also work. A lot would depend on the shades of the colors involved. Being colorblind yourself complicates matters. You would definitely need assistance from a trusted person.

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**Tobus** · 25th October 22, 10:34 AM

I think of tweed as being a lot like denim: it pretty much goes with anything (colour-wise). Unless you're picking a really strong tweed pattern with vivid colours or bold stripes in it, any tweed will go with your kilt. Earthy browns to tan and rusty hues, all manner of green and blue hues, greys, you name it. You really can't go wrong with most tweed choices to go with your kilt. You needn't try to match something exactly to your tartan colours or your kilt hose. Tweeds are typically made with yarns that are spun from many different colours of dyed wool, all mixed together. So what looks like a green tweed from a distance will actually be a mixture of brown, blues, greens, whites, etc. Tweed has an amazing capacity to look different in various lighting scenarios, and pick up a different look from what's worn with it. The best answer is to just buy a lot of tweed jackets in a wide assortment of styles and shades, and wear them all. Seriously, you would have to try very, very hard to find a tweed that would look wrong.

**gsmacleod** · 25th October 22, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by Tobus

I think of tweed as being a lot like denim: it pretty much goes with anything (colour-wise).
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The best answer is to just buy a lot of tweed jackets in a wide assortment of styles and shades, and wear them all. Seriously, you would have to try very, very hard to find a tweed that would look wrong.

Agreed with Tobus; I have several tweeds and wear whatever strikes my fancy with my kilt. Currently (or in the past) I have worn charcoal, chesnut brown, lovat green, moss green, lovat blue and a couple of different houndstooth tweeds. Never an issue with any of them.

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**McMurdo** · 25th October 22, 05:01 PM

I will also agree with Tobus here, any tweed at all will go with your kilt. As others have said I have worn any colour tweed with just about any kilt. When I first started wearing the kilt I tried to match things a lot. As time went on and I became more comfortable with it, matching seemed to go by the wayside. I have talked to many people who have had the same or similar stories.

**Liam** · 25th October 22, 10:43 PM

I can’t disagree with what others have said. I would however thing lovett green or ancient blue tweed would work well.

**OC Richard** · 26th October 22, 08:42 PM

There are two opposite approaches to selecting ties to wear with suits, with jackets to wear with kilts, and so forth.

1) Matching. Trying to get all the colours the same. If successful, your award is a monochromatic outfit. These are visually lacking in interest, because there's nothing for the eye to get interested in.

2) Co-ordinating. Selecting contasting colours which play off each other in a visually interesting way.

Using tartan as an example, if you create a tartan using all matching threads you have plain cloth.

All tartan patterns depend, therefore, on co-ordinating of some sort. Many rely on "complimentary colours" for example the myriad of red & green tartans.

Applying this to outfits, I would tend to shy away from wearing a jacket of the same basic colour of the kilt.

Here is what matching outfits look like...not good.

So rejecting matching, and going with co-ordinating, outfits can use complimentary colours, blue and orange are such. Brown being orange of low saturation is why brown and blue work well together. It tweed terms it would look something like this:

Here are three tweeds with your kilt showing that, as people above were saying there's no "wrong" answer. Each tweed matching one portion of the tartan to some extent, and none of these jackets play off the kilt as much as a brown one would do.

**CaptainPanda** · 28th October 22, 09:54 AM

Thank you everyone for the great advice! I think I have an idea of which way I'd like to go moving forward and I'll try to not get so caught up in the matchy-matchy and just try to make a nice pairing.

**Tobus** · 28th October 22, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

2) Co-ordinating. Selecting contasting colours which play off each other in a visually interesting way.

Applying this to outfits, I would tend to shy away from wearing a jacket of the same basic colour of the kilt.

So rejecting matching, and going with co-ordinating, outfits can use complimentary colours, blue and orange are such. Brown being orange of low saturation is why brown and blue work well together.

I quite agree. Here is an older photo of one of my brown tweed jackets with a primarily blue-green kilt. And the windowpane pattern of the tweed just adds visual interest.